The Daily Dose/October 4, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off will return,
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – At the hotel, Sparrow feeds a captive bug. Today’s Diary.
…ol’ Sparrow started feeling guilty because it didn’t have food or water…So I got an oat from an oatmeal packet and put it in there but was less successful measuring out water and almost drowned the poor thing…I managed to drain some of it out, tho and the bug was left with an oat and a drop of water, probably a veritable feast when you’re that small…Occasional spot checks throughout the nite showed the bug was likely to remain alive until someone flushed it down the toilet.
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1957 – America collectively craps its pants when the Soviet Union becomes the first nation to send an artificial satellite into Earth orbit, when Sputnik I is launched from what is now southern Kazakhstan. A sphere 23 inches in diameter, it’s reflection was visible from Earth and amateur radio operators were able to pick up it’s radio pulses. Sputnik would remain active until its batteries ran out later in the month and would reenter Earth’s atmosphere on January 4, burning up after orbiting Earth 1,440 times.
In 1873 – The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) are formed when the Argonaut Rowing Club forms a football/rugby team to stay in shape during the offseason. They would play their first game on the 18th, a victory over Hamilton, and over the years the Argonauts have won 17 Grey Cups, most recently in 2017, and remain the oldest professional team in North America still using their original name.
In 1975 – David Bowie is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second and final non-consecutive week with Fame. It was the third of 14 Top 40 hits for Bowie, his first of six Top 10 hits and was his first of two #1 songs (Let’s Dance, one week, 1983). The song also peaked at #17 in Great Britain, at #21 on Billboard’s soul chart and was their 7th-biggest song of the year. Bowie wrote the song with Carlos Alomar and John Lennon.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Everyone has it within his power to say, this I am today, that I shall be tomorrow.
Louis L’Amour
The Walking Drum
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The first American League pitcher to hit a home run in interleague play was Bobby Witt of the Texas Rangers, against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 30, 1997.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was David Bowie’s biggest hit in Great Britain? – Answer next time!
